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Shows Like Miss Marple

Miss Marple's gentle village mysteries and sharp-eyed amateur sleuthing have never gone out of style. Here are the cozy British mysteries worth watching next, and where to stream each one in the US.

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  1. Poirot — Agatha Christie's other great detective, David Suchet's meticulous Belgian sleuth. (BritBox)
  2. Father Brown — a mild-mannered village priest solving murders with quiet moral insight. (BritBox)
  3. Midsomer Murders — England's most murder-prone villages, with the same gently macabre charm. (Acorn TV)
  4. Sister Boniface Mysteries — a Vespa-riding, wine-making nun with a forensic lab in a 1960s village. (BritBox)
  5. The Marlow Murder Club — the closest modern match — three amateur sleuths solving murders in a picturesque town. (PBS Masterpiece)
  6. Grantchester — a crime-solving vicar and his detective friend in 1950s Cambridgeshire. (PBS Masterpiece)
  7. Ludwig — a reclusive puzzle-setter posing as his missing twin to solve cases. (BritBox)
  8. Death in Paradise — a fish-out-of-water detective solving locked-room mysteries on a Caribbean island. (BritBox)
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Poirot

Poirot

1989–2013 · ITV · BritBox

Agatha Christie's other great detective — David Suchet's meticulous, fastidious Belgian sleuth solves cases with the same sharp attention to human nature that defines Miss Marple.

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013–present · BBC · BritBox

A mild-mannered Cotswold priest solves murders through quiet moral insight rather than deduction alone — gentle, witty, and every bit as reassuring as an afternoon with Miss Marple.

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997–present · ITV · Acorn TV

England's most murder-prone county, where every picturesque village hides a killer — the same gently macabre charm and eccentric suspects that make Miss Marple's St. Mary Mead so much fun.

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries

2022–present · U&Drama · BritBox

A wine-making, Vespa-riding nun with a forensic lab solves crimes in a 1960s English village — a warm, low-stakes cozy mystery with the same fondness for its close-knit community as Miss Marple.

The Marlow Murder Club

The Marlow Murder Club

2024–present · U&Drama · PBS Masterpiece

The closest modern match here — three unlikely amateur sleuths in a picturesque Buckinghamshire town, solving murders with curiosity and community know-how rather than police training.

Grantchester

Grantchester

2014–2026 · ITV · PBS Masterpiece

A crime-solving vicar and his police detective friend investigate murders that ripple through a small 1950s Cambridgeshire village — period charm and gentle moral complexity in equal measure.

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Ludwig

Ludwig

2024–present · BBC · BritBox

A reclusive puzzle-setter poses as his missing twin brother to solve baffling cases — playful, brain-teasing mysteries with the same clever construction Christie fans love in a Marple plot.

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011–present · BBC · BritBox

A fish-out-of-water British detective solves locked-room murders on a sun-soaked Caribbean island — pure gentle whodunit pleasure, with a fair-play puzzle at the center of every episode.


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